News India Xtra@newsIndiaxtraTwo independent MLCs from Bihar, Bansidhar Brijwasi and Rahul Raj, have switched to the BJP, and JDU, its NDA partner in the state, has expressed unease. State JDU chief Umesh Kushwaha pointed to BJP leaders who were expelled and then taken back within 15 days.
Both seats were contested by JDU as part of the alliance. The BJP maintains that the pair only offered support and never formally joined.
A planned joint press meet by Abhishek Jha and Anand Pushkar on Monday was called off after talks with JDU leaders and CM Samrat Choudhary.
